Full Description
A leading name in anthropology, Conrad Philip Kottak continues to define student learning in the general anthropology course. Anthropology: Appreciating Human Diversity offers an up-to-date holistic introduction to general anthropology from the four-field perspective. Key themes of appreciating the experiences students bring to the classroom, appreciating human diversity, and appreciating the field of anthropology are showcased throughout the text.Focusing on an increasingly interconnected world, the new Focus on Globalization essays examine topics as diverse as tourism in the ancient and modern worlds, global disease pandemics, world events (including the Olympics and the World Cup), and the expansion of international finance and branding. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective.
Contents
AnthropologyBrief Table of ContentsPart I Introduction to Anthropology1 What Is Anthropology? 2 Culture3 Applying Anthropology Part 2 Physical Anthropology and Archaeology4 Doing Archaeology and Biological Anthropology5 Evolution and Genetics 6 Human Variation and Adaptation7 The Primates 8 Early Hominins 9 Archaic Homo10 The Origin and Spread of Modern Humans11 The First Farmers12 The First Cities and StatesPart 3 Appreciating Cultural Diversity13 Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology14 Language and Communication15 Ethnicity and Race16 Making a Living17 Political Systems18 Gender19 Families, Kinship, and Descent20 Marriage21 Religion22 Arts, Media, and SportsPart 4 The Changing World23 The World System and Colonialism24 Anthropology's Role in a Globalizing WorldNER(01): WOW
